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MESSAGE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 

Richmond,  Va.,  January  12,  186-1, 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representative.'!: 

I  herewith  trdnf»rait,  for  your  coii:»i(leration,  a  comm^.inication  from 
the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  submitting  •■  the  condensed  e.itiuiitts 
of  appi'opriarions  required  for  the  support  of  the  G  jvernmenc  for  the 
period  Irora  January  1  to  June  .SO,  1864,  inclusive." 

It  was  intended  that  these  e-^tiiuates  shinih.' accompany  my  me  sage 
of  the  7th  ultimo,  but  they  seem  to  have  failed  to  reach  the  commit  e-  s. 

I  recommend  th'it  appr.jpria'io!i«j  ])j  tniido  of  tho  sums  specihel  for 
the  purposes  indicated. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


COMMUNICATION  FROM  SECRETARY  OF  TREASURY. 

Treasury  Department,  C.  S.  A.,      ) 
Richmond,  January  11,  186  J.  J 
His  ExcELLENcy,  the  President  : 

Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  herewith  duplicates  of  the  corf- 
densed  estimates  of  appropriations  required  f<)r  the  support  of  the 
Government  ior  the  peiiod  from  January  1  to  June  3  t,  1S6  I,  inclu- 
sive, originals  of  which  were  submitted  with  ray  report  on  tiie  7ih 
ultimo,  and  which,  I  learn,  have  failed  to  leach  the  commifees;  and 
would  respectfully  request  that  you  communicate  the  same  to  Coni^rcdS, 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

C.  G.  MEMIMINGER, 
Secretary  of  Treasury. 


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ESTIMATES  OF  APPROPRIATIONS  req-nred  for  the  support  v/ 
the  Government  for  the  period  from  January  1  to  June  30,  1864, 
inclusive. 

Legislatict. 

For  compensation  and  mileage  of  members  aad  dele- 
gates of  the  House  of  Representatives,  *5200,0(iU  00 

For  compenftation  of  officers  andck-rks  of  the  House 

of  Representatives,  5,C25  00 

For  contingent  expenses  of  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives, "  40,000  0(1 

For  contingencies  of  the  clerk's  office  of  the  House 

of  Representatives^  oOO  0<' 

For  compensation  and  mileage  of  members  of  the 

Senate,  47,880  00 

For  compensation  of  officers  an  '  clerks  of  the  Senate,  ^  8.000  00 

For  contingent  expenses  of  the  Senate,  7,0J0  00 

Executive. 

For  compensatiun  of  the  President  of  the  Confede- 
rate States,  12,50;i  00 

For  compensation  of  the  Vice  President  of  the  Con- 
federate States,  3,000  01' 

For  compensation  of  the  private  secretary  andmes- 

s  nger  of  the  President,  1,350  00 

For  compensation  of  private  secretary  of  the  Vice 

Presitlent,  500  (.'0 

For  contingencies  and  telegraphic  expenses  of  the 
executive  office,  3,500  00 

Treasury  Department. 

For  Compensation  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasu- 
ry, Assistant  Secretary,  Comptroller,  Auditors, 
Treasurer  and  Register,  and  clerks,  messengers, 
watchmen,  and  laborers  in  the  Treasury  Depart- 
ment, 390,200  00 

For  incidental  and  contingent  expenses  of  the  Treas- 
ury Department,  37,400  00 

For  interest  on  the  public  debt,  20,000,000  00 

For  engraving  and  printing  treasury  notes,  bonds, 
and  certificates  of  stock,  and  for  paper  for  the 
same,  800,000  00 


For  the  payment  of  principals  under  Io%n  of  Au- 
gust 19,  1 60 1,  this  sum  hein;:;  amount  due  and 
payable  o-i  the  I  >t  of  July.  I8l)4,  1,310,21)0  00 

For  ilie  relit  of  executive  bull  liugs  ^nd  Presideut's 

hnii-e,  15.0110  0i> 

Todffi:iv  ex|>cnst»s  incurred  in  the  transportation 
an  I  bafe  k  cping  of  com  belonging  to  the  New 
Oi  leans  banks.  559  OU 

IVar  Dcpartmrnt. 
« 
For  compensation  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  assistant 

secntitrv,  chief  of  bureau,  clerks,  messengers,  &c., 

in  \V;ir  b'larmeut,  .  15ll,tJ0()  00 

For  iiicultntal  and  contingent  expenses  of  the  War 

Dep.irtraent,  90,000  00 

For    cMimpciitjation   of  commissioner  and   chief  clerk 

of  Indian  affairs,  and  incidental   expenses  of  bu- 

rean,  2,125  00 

For  contingent  expenses  of  Adjutant  and  Inspector 

General  s  depai  tment,  50,000   00 

For  iii>-nleiital  and  contingent  expenses  of  the  army 

and  deparfmeiit  of  war,  250,000   00 

Quartermasters  Department , 

For  pay  of  the  army,  •  235,434,820  00 

For  pay  of  officers,  «&ic  ,  required  to  collect  the  tax 

in  kKid,  '  12,213,204  00 

For  Qiiarterraasters  stores,  subsistence,  orda'.:ce  and 
ordnance  t^tores,  from  place  of  purchai^e  to  troops 
in  the  fieid,  purchase  of  horses,  mules,  wagons, 
and  harness,  purchise  of  lumber,  nails,  iron  and 
Etccl  for  ^tore  houses,  quaiters  for  troops,  and 
other  iep;nrs,  hire  of  leamsters,  laborers,  &c.,  70,630,446   00 

For  pay  for  horses  of  non-commissioned  oliicers  and 
pii'aies,  killed  in  battle  tinder  Act  No.  48,  sec- 
tiiU  7,  and  for  which  provision  is  to  be  made,  100,000  00 

For  pay  for  property  pressed  into  the  service  of  the 
Cuiiteilei  ate  states  under  appraisement,  said  prop- 
el iv  having  been  either  lost  or  applied  to  the  pub- 
lic service,  200,000  00 

For  thy  sustenance  of  j.risoners  of  war  under  act 
^io.  IS  I,  .'cction  I,  and  the  hire  of  the  neces-^ary 
jiiisdhs,  guaid  houses,  kc,  and  for  the  safe  keeping 
of  ilie  came,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  neces- 
Kiiy,  1,()UO,OUO  00 

For  pat  of  officers  on  duty  in  the  offices  of  .the  Ad- 
jutant and  Inspector  General's  deparfcinent,  the 
(^uar'eiuia>ter  generals  dcj  a  rtment,  medical  en- 
gineer, oidnaDt.e,and  subbiatence  departments.  450,275  00 


Commissary  Department. 

For  the  purchase  of  subsistence  stores    and   com- 

misary  property,  57,988,000  00 

Ordnance  Department. 

For  the  ordnance  service,  in  all  its  branches,  -cJ, 000,000  00 

For  the  nitre  and  mining  service,  '1,500,000  00 

Engineer  Department. 

For  the  Engineer  service,  10,000,000  00 

Medical  Departmeyit. 

For  pay  of  physicians  employed  by  contract,  200,000  00 

For  pay  of  nurses  and  cooks,  not  euiisled  or  volun- 
teers, 350,000  OO 

For  pay  of  hospital  stewards,  100,000  00 

For  pay  of  matrons,    assistant    matrons  and  ward 

matrons,  350,000  00 

For  p^iy  of  hospital  laundresses,  150,000  00 

For  medical  and  liospital  supplies,  15,120,000  00 

For  the  establishment  and  support  of  military  hos- 
pitals, 250,000  00 

Navy  Department. 

For  compensation  of  the   Secretary   of  the   Navy, 

clerks  and  messenger  in  his  office,  14,G50  00 
For  incidental  and  contingent  expenses  of  the  Navy 

Department,  15,000  00 
For  pay  of  the  navy,        ^  I,4G3,I88   12 
For  provisions  and  clothing  in  Paymaster's  Depart- 
ment, 1,531,750  00 
For  the  construction   of   irou-clad  vessels   in   the 

Confederate  Stues,  3,000,000  OO 

For  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1,85  ), 000  00 

For  repairs  of  vesir^cls,  3(tO,()0()  oo 

For  equipraeiits  and  stores  of  ve=isels,  5O0,<!00  00 

For  tne  construction  ot  Submarine  batteries,  ll.'0,0,)0  00 

For  fuel  for  steamers,  navy  yards  and  staiions,  5  iO,000  00 

For  contingent  enumerated,  800,000  oo 

For  medical  supplies  and  surgeon's  necessaries,  65^1, 000  00 

For  support  of  the  manne  corps,  400.357  00 
For  the  construction  f»f  iron  steam  cruisers  of  the 
class  of  the  "Alabama"  and  "  Florida,"  in  the 

Confederate  States,  2,500,000  00 


State  Department. 

For  compensation  of  the  Secretary  of  State,  clerks, 

messenger  and  laborer,  7,009  50 

For  purchase  of  diplomatic  books.  '  3,00t)  00 

For  salaries  of  Comaiissioners  and  Secreiariea.  29,400  00 

For  salaries  of  Consuls  and  CoQimercials  Agents,  a,00(.i  00 

For  necessities  and  exigencies,  under  laws  already 

passed,  or  \vhicli  may  be  i)assed,  or  may  hereafter 

arise,  and  unforeseen  emergencies,  to  be  expended 

under  the  direction  of  the  President,  5iM),0iMi  on 

Department  of  J  'stice. 

For  compensation   of  Attorney    General,  Assistant 

Attorney  General,  cleiks  and  messengers.  4,324  fciO 

For  incidental  and  contingent  expenses  of  the  De- 
partment of  Justice,  1,500  00 
For  compensation  of  Superintendent  of  Public  Print- 
ing, clerk  and  messenger,  3,750  70 
For  compensation  of  Governor  and   Commissioner 

of  Indians  Affairs,  Secretary,  Judges,  Attorney 

and  Marshal  of  Arizona  Territory,  4,650  00 

For  incidental  and  contingent  expenses  of  Arizona 

Territory,  to  be  expended  bv  the  Governor.  500  00 

For  printing,  binding   and  ruling  for  the    several 

Executive  Departments,  100,000  00 

For  printing,  bitnling  and  ruling  for  both  Housos  of 

Congress,  including  printing  of  the  laws  in  book 

form,  10,Ono  00 

For  purchase  of  paper  for  executive  departments 

and  Congress,  30,000  00 

For  the  sahiries   of  Judges,   Attorneys  and   ?il;ir- 

shals,  and  incidental  and  contingent  expenses  of 

court?,  64,629  22 

For  compensation  of  three  ommissioners  appojnted 

undc-r  the  sequestration  act,   and  for  cleik   hire 

and  contingent  expenses.  3,233   15 

Post  OJfice  Departme'H. 

For  compensation  of  the  Post  Master  General, 
chiefs  of  bureau,  clerks  and  messengers,  watch- 
men and  laborers,  3,404  bi.^ 

For  compensation  of  ag*3nts,  cost  of  materials  and 
contracting,  reparing  and  operating  telegraph 
lines,  65,5G3  50 

For  alterations,  rent,  damages,  lights,  &c.,  for  a 
building  for  a  post  office,  in  the  City  of  Rich- 
mond, including  deficiencies,  14,000  00 


Aggregate,  $475,498,434  96 


RECAPITULATION. 


Legislative, 

Executive,  (salary  of  President,  &c.,) 

Treasury  Department. 

Wir  Department, 

Navy  Department, 

State  Department, 

Deparlment  of  Justice, 

Post  Office  Department, 

Total, 


$309,005  00 
£2,JJ50  00 

'13S,(!T-»,S70  00 

♦  I3,iie4.n.}.5  12 

51 1, -MO  50 

2j2,D^37  96 

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PiOBERT  TYLER,  lierisier. 
Treasury  Department,  Register's  Office,  > 
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